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Trouble on the Farm
Growing Up with Pesticides in Agricultural Communities
This October 1998 NRDC report examines the disproportionate exposure to dangerous pesticides borne by children of farmers and farm workers, and the related threaths to their health. The report makes policy recommendations at the national and state level and also provides practical actions that farm owners and workers can take to reduce children's exposure to pesticides.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Reviewers
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Health Hazards of Pesticides
- Chapter 2: Susceptibility and Unequal Exposure -- Children at Risk
- Chapter 3: Children in the Fields
- Chapter 4: Take-Home Exposures
- Chapter 5: Surrounded by Pesticides
- Chapter 6: Confirming Exposure -- Pesticides in Blood and Urine
- Chapter 7: Conclusion and Recommendations
- References
- Glossary
- Report Credits and Acknowledgments
- Reviewers
- PELIGRO EN EL RANCHO (related materials in Spanish)
- Resumen Ejecutivo
- Guía de Informes
- Instrucciones Practicas de Protección para los Individuos
- Resumen Ejecutivo
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